الديمقراطية والإصلاح

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Dateline Egypt and North Africa: Updates from the Field

As Secretary Kerry makes his inaugural Middle East trip, states across North Africa face rising tensions among the forces for democracy, stability, and Islamic political ascendancy. In Egypt and Tunisia, revolutions have given way to uncertainty and violence, while Morocco's model of stable reform -- a monarch with an Islamist

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David Pollock
Eric Trager
Aaron Y. Zelin

Articles & Testimony

Uncharitable Organizations

Islamists are bankrolling terrorist groups across the Middle East and calling it aid work.

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Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Aaron Y. Zelin

Articles & Testimony

The Muslim Brotherhood's 213-Year Revolution

Some believe Egypt's uprising began on January 25, 2011, but the Brotherhood begs to differ.

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Tunisian Islamists Mobilize 'Neighborhood Committees'

Amid the recent turmoil, one Salafist group is attempting to outhustle its rivals and the government by flexing its organizational muscles on the street.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

Articles & Testimony

Hezbollah's Syria Problem

By turning its "weapons of resistance" against fellow Muslims in Syria, Hezbollah risks destroying its standing at home and abroad.

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Matthew Levitt

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The State of Global Jihad Online

An in-depth analysis of past and present chatter on prominent jihadist internet forums, including its implications for extremist ideological penetration in the West.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

Articles & Testimony

The Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation: Threatening Peace Prospects (Part 2)

On February 5, David Makovsky, director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at The Washington Institute, testified before the House regarding the implications of the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation and its effects on the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The following is an excerpt from his testimony.

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David Makovsky

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Lebanon and the Spillover from Syria

Domestic issues, rather than the war raging next door, currently dominate Lebanon's politics.

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David Schenker

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The Syrian Islamic Front: A New Extremist Force

Another prominent Salafist militia has emerged in Syria, further complicating Washington's efforts to find rebel factions that align with U.S. interests.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

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Jordan Bracing for More Spillover from Syria

Providing for Syrian refugees has been difficult for cash-strapped Jordan, but more troubling is the prospect of foreign jihadists moving across the border.

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Will Germany Confront Morsi's Holocaust Denial?

The Egyptian president's trip to Berlin is an opportunity for the West to call him out on worrisome trends.

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Eric Trager

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Syrian Spillover: Perspectives from Neighboring States

As the Assad regime continues its bloody campaign to remain in power, Washington Institute scholars assess the impact of current and potential spillover on Syria's neighbors, Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon.

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David Schenker
Michael Herzog
Soner Cagaptay
Michael Knights

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Egypt Will Be Unstable until Morsi Delivers on Domestic Promises

Washington should remind Morsi that his current mode of governance is stoking perpetual unrest and impeding financial assistance.

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Eric Trager

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Iraq Passes Prime Ministerial Term Limit

New opposition-led legislation on term limits gives Washington an opening to press Baghdad on improving relations with the Kurds.

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Michael Knights

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Syria's Humanitarian Crisis: A Moral and Strategic Issue

To undermine the Assad regime's exploitation of humanitarian assistance, the United States and its allies should provide aid directly inside Syria through credible international NGOs.

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David Pollock
Andrew J. Tabler

Articles & Testimony

Think Again: The Muslim Brotherhood

How did so many Western analysts get Egypt's Islamist movement so wrong?

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

Back to Mubarak

Two years after Egypt's revolution, U.S. diplomacy comes full circle.

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

How to Prevent the Next Benghazi

Five steps toward crafting an "expeditionary diplomacy" doctrine that secures both U.S. interests and the brave officials looking out for those interests.

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James Jeffrey

Video

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Jordan's Elections: Incremental Reform amid Regional Turbulence

On January 18, 2013, David Schenker, David Makovsky, and Robert Satloff addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute to discuss the Jordanian and Israeli elections. Mr. Schenker, the Aufzien fellow and director of the Program on Arab Politics at the Institute, formerly served as the Pentagon's top policy aide

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David Schenker

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Jihadists on the Nile: The Return of Old Players

Washington should work with -- and pressure -- Cairo to counter the country's growing jihadist threat.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

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Project Fikra: Defeating Extremism through the Power of Ideas

Fikra n. [Arabic] "Idea"

The Washington Institute's Project Fikra is a multiyear program of research, publication, and network-building designed to generate policy ideas for promoting positive change and countering the spread of extremism in the Middle East.

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